Life in Japan!!
          

Hello, this is Jennifer here! Welcome to my Japanese experience!

I made this site as a way to list all my pictures in a convenient format. I'm labeling them by location. If you're interested in my thoughts on Japan, feel free to join my mailing list (jenshinobi@gmail.com) or my blog on LiveJournal. I also have a journal at Ameba

I started getting hits on my site for "Living in Japan" and "What to expect when I go to Japan", so I'll introduce myself here for people coming for the first time.
I came to Japan for the first time in 2005 for a homestay and the International World Fair in Aichi. I fell in love with the country with the help of my awesome homestay family, then decided to study abroad for a semester at Kansai Gaidai in Hirakata in 2006. The love afair continued and I came back to work as an English conversation teacher in Kobe in 2007.
I've lived in Kobe ever since, surviving my company going bankrupt, lived with a Japanese woman for a few years until I got married to a Japanese fellow in 2011.

Basically, I feel like I know a thing or two about this country.

Now for my photo collages!
If I mislabeled anything or you don't want your picture here, let me know as soon as you can! Jenshinoni@gmail.com


Aichi
Inuyama Castle, Now and Then
Iwakura
Komaki City
Korankei, Toyota
Nagoya
Nagoya Castle


Akita:


Aomori:


Ehime:


Fukui:


Fukushima:


Gifu


Hiroshima:
Trip to Mihara
Miyajima
Hiking on Miyajima
Onomichi
Seto Islands


Hyogo:
Kobe:

Mt. Suwayama and Futatabi: Abandoned House
Adventure
Futatabi Mountain
Hiking
Momiji Maple trees
Things I found on the mountain
Beauty

Downtown Kobe:
Antics with Friends
Art Aquarium
Kobe
Biennale Art Exhibit
Biennale "Kira"
A Pink scooter
Aviary
Chinese New Years dinner
Pretty Boys
Lily Pond
Kobe Festival
Sannomiya Craziness
City Rooftops
Odd sculptures

Nagata:
Asian Festival
Shinnagata
Exploring the Urban Area

Akashi:
Akashi Bridge
Akashi Park
Fish Market
Ikawadani, Hyogo
Tarumi Tomb and Akashi Bridge
The Sea at Akashi

Awaji Island: Awajishima (Awaji Island)

Himeji: Cactus Garden
Happy Cactus Girl
Botannical Garden

Kakogawa - Hanami

Mountains: Hiking and Crab
Herb Garden, Kobe
Arima in Black and White
Mountain Park
Plum Blossoms and Wild Boars
Playing on Rocks near Rokko
Takatori Mountain
Nunobiki Waterfall
Hike with Yossi

Suma:
Bike ride in Summer
Japanese pond
Red in Nature
Rikkyukoen (Palace Park)
Suma Aquarium
Hiking in Suma
Various Japanese Images

Takarazuka:
Takarazuka City
Horse Races
Takarazuka Theater
Abandoned Railway
Hiking in Takarazuka
Abandoned train tunnels

Work and Friends:
Christmas at Itayado, 2007
Christmas at Home, 2007
Christmas 2008
Christmas 2009
Crazy Blindfold Game
Dating
Easter at work
Easter 2009
Gingerbread House
Girls Week with Sonya and Celes
Farewell Tarumi School
Halloween in Japan
JAPALSAN adventure
Japanese Karaoke
My Friend's Wedding
My new succulent plant and handmade tablecloth
Life with Takiko
Purikura
Work Party
Parying Hard
Partying at work, school, and home
Friends by Coincidence
Randomness with Sonya
Tarumi Students
Fellow Final Fantasy Fan
Yossi in the Wild


Hokkaido:
Hokkaido


Ibaraki


Ishikawa:
Ishikawa
Cliffs
Exploring the nearby forest
Fall in the Noto area
Hanging out


Iwate:


Kagawa:
Shodoshima - Tidepool
Koi (Carp)
Ritsurin Park, Takamatsu, Shikoku
Shikoku
Shodoshima


Kagoshima: Yakushima, before the hike
Yakushima - Jomon Trail
Yakusugi, Ancient Cedars


Kanagawa:
Kamakura


Kochi:


Kumamoto:


Kyoto:
Arashiyama
Amanohashidate
Bamboo forest, light-up
Boating down the river
Botanical Garden
Sightseeing in Kansai
Hanami (Cherry blossom viewing)
Mt. Hie, Hiezan
Mt. Hie temples and nature
Kyoto
Kyoto Station
Momiji (Japanese Maple)
Shinsengumi
Ancient paintings on wood


Mie:


Miyagi:
Volunteering in Earthquake-Damaged Areas 1
Volunteering in Earthquake-Damaged Areas 2
Volunteering in Earthquake-Damaged Areas 3
Volunteering and Sightseeing


Miyazaki:


Nagano:
Kamikochi

Nagasaki:



Nara:
Nara Hills
Nara and Sakura Petals
Red and Green Nature
Todaiji
Tokaishizenhodo (Tokaido Nature Path) in Yagyuu
Yagyuu


Nigata:


Oita:


Okayama:
Beautiful Life
Mizushima Factories
Inujima
Yossi's Hometown
Horseshoe Crab Museum
Kurashiki Adventure Map
Mizushima and Kurashiki
Catching Fish near Daisen
Fall Festival in Okayama
Romping around here and there in Okayama
Road Trip through Okayama
Traditional Japanese New Year's
Beauty of Snow
Sunflowers


Okinawa:
General Okinawa
Cabin
Ferry ride
A Cave in Okinawa
Sunset from the airplane
Amazing secluded beach
Nature and Culture
Okinawa Life forms


Osaka:
Hanging out with Caroline
Cooking School
Hilton Hotel
Exploring Hirakata City
Yamadaike Park, Hirakata
Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyuukan)
NHK Building
Sumiyoshi and PL Fireworks
Fun in Osaka
Osaka Harbor
Umeda Sky Building
USJ (Universal Studios Japan)


Saitama:
Kumagaya, Saitama and Meguro, Tokyo


Shiga:
Hikone
Biwako (Lake Biwa)
Biwako Sunset
Chikubujima in Shiga
Figure Museum, Nagahama
Kimoto, Shiga
Lotus Flower Progression
Lotus Garden
Natural Lotus


Shimane:


Shizuoka:
Hamamatsu


Tochigi:


Tokushima:
Naruto


Tokyo:
The Fuji TV building
Kanto Adventure
Visiting Kanto
Good Luck in Tokyo
Buildings in Tokyo


Tottori:
Mitokusan and the Nagareire temple
Playing on the Sand Dunes


Toyama:
Alpine Route
Kurobe Dam
Shomyo Falls
Tateyama Mountain
Tateyama Tundra


Wakayama:
Graveyard, Koyasan (Mt. Koya)
Inari Shrine on Koyasan
Kongobuji, Koyasan
Religion on Koyasan


Yamagata:


Yamaguchi:
Yamaguchi City
Yamaguchi Prefecture


Yamanashi
Kofu City
Shosenkyo
Yamanashi Prefecture

General Japan:

Autumn
Creatures
Animals in Japan
Elina's Trip to Japan
Road Trip with Elina
Engrish (Bad English)
Japanese TV
Engrish, Shaved Ice, Lizard, Party
Engrish, nature, robots
My Magnet Collection
Unusual Japanese Food
Nature mixes with city
Sakura by night
Odds and End of Japan
Kansai Sightseeing with Parents
Parking in Japan
Rainbow Colors of Fall
Some things I love in Japan
Red and Green Nature for Christmas
What the hell is that??
Awesome Seafood
Various Sparklies at Night
Signs of Summertime
Japan with Tricia
More Japan with Tricia
My Japan
Beautiful Visages
Beautigul Visages 2
Engrish and Antics

Flowers:
Ajisai - Hydrangeas
Flowers in Japan
Ume (Plum) Blossoms

Other Countries:

Bahamas - Bahamas

Finland - People who are worth it
Finland - Finland Power
Finland - Helsinki
Finland - Summer Cottage

Nepal - Colors of Nepal
Nepal - Mountains
Nepal - Rainbow of Nepal
Nepal - Wedding Party

Tibet - Mountains from the plane

USA - US Adventure Map
USA - Boston
USA - Chicago
USA - Hoover Dam
USA - New York with LAst
USA - New York Buildings
USA - New York At Night
USA - Las Vegas, Hiking and Snow
USA - Las Vegas, More Hiking and More Snow
USA - Virginia


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